当今人类25大未解之谜（The 25 unsolved mysteries of mankind today）.doc

当今人类25大未解之谜（The 25 unsolved mysteries of mankind today） 1. What is the universe made of? The answer is, its made up of those bright stars.. But in recent decades, scientists have increasingly discovered that the answer is incorrect. Astronomers believe that the composition of stars, planets, galaxies - and, of course, we - - or matter, or ordinary matter, accounts for less than 5% of the total mass of the universe. They estimate that another 25% may be dark matter composed of particles that have not yet been found. What about the remaining 70%? Astronomers think that might be the dark energy - the force that expands the universe. What is the essence of dark matter and dark energy? Scientists are using accelerators and telescopes to find answers to these questions, and if they do, they must be cosmic. 2, are we unique in the universe? 45 years ago, the astronomer Vuk Drake first launched a search for extraterrestrial civilization -- Ozma of huge antenna (radio telescope) to receive signals from alien civilization. 45 years on, the astronomers efforts are still going on. Yet even the largest Phoenix project to date has yet to find any radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. 3. How does the earths interior work? More than 40 years ago, a revolution in earth science took place. The theory of plate tectonics updates the knowledge about the earth itself. But questions about the inner structure of the earth continue to follow the knowledge of the revolution. What scientists have done in these 40 years is to refine the egg model into crust, mantle and core. With more and more advanced seismic wave imaging technology, scientists are studying the operation of the huge machine of the earth. But another scientific revolution may take half a century. 4, how hot will the earths greenhouse become? Although carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are bound to continue to increase in this century, although this increase is sure to bring global warming, the extent of warmi